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Jan
21st

NASCAR: Three cars for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

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Earnhardt Ganassi Racing confirmed that it would campaign full-time Chevrolets with a fourth car entered for the Daytona 500. Full story...
Jan
21st

IRL: Testing restrictions imposed on IndyCar teams

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The IndyCar Series has announced a new testing policy that will be implemented for the 2009 season which will see teams restricted to six days of running over the course of the year. Full story...
Jan
21st

NASCAR: Nationwide series gearing up for Daytona

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NASCAR's Sprint Cup cars will be hitting the Daytona International Speedway on February 7 for what is still known as the Bud Shootout. Full story...
Jan
21st

Ontario paves the way for the electric car

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Currently, those who acquire an electric vehicle can only recharge it from an ordinary outlet installed at their home. No infrastructures actually exist that enable eco-friendly drivers to stock up on electricity. That's where the Ontario government and Better Place, a California firm specializing in the field, are coming in. Full story...
Jan
21st

F1: Sébastien Buemi quickest again in Portugal

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Sébastien Buemi (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) set again the fastest time of the day at the Algarve Motor Park in Portimao, Portugal, beating the Toyota-powered Williams of Nico Rosberg. Full story...
Jan
21st

2009 Ford Flex Review

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There are two things about the Flex the first time you see one that are only partially true. Number one is that it looks like a Mini Clubman on steroids. This isn't true. The optional white roof and the love it or hate it design squared off design provide only a passing resemblance to the Clubman. Full story...
Jan
21st

Bikes: Suzuki back with Picotte and Blackfoot for 2009

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This partnership, managed by Pascal Picotte, will be back in the Superbike and Supersport classes of the 2009 Parts Canada Superbike Championship. Full story...
Jan
21st

IRL: Mike Conway with Dreyer & Reinbold

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British driver Mike Conway, a test driver for team Honda in Formula 1, will compete in the IndyCar Series in 2009 with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Full story...
Jan
21st

F1: Weak season means ‘no future’ for Toyota

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Toyota chiefs have effectively confirmed reports that a poor showing in 2009 will spell an end to the Japanese manufacturer's formula one foray. Full story...
Jan
21st

NASCAR: Nationwide series gearing up for Daytona

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NASCAR's Sprint Cup cars will be hitting the Daytona International Speedway on February 7 for what is still known as the Bud Shootout. Full story...
Jan
21st

Ontarian smokers to butt out in cars with children

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You shouldn't smoke--but if you do, you'll now have to butt out before driving a vehicle with small children on board. In light of studies on the harmful effects of second-hand smoke, the Ontario government is putting a new law in effect today that bans smoking in cars occupied by kids. Full story...
Jan
20th

GM COO: Future rests on Chevy, Cadillac, Buick and GMC

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General Motors will go to market with four core brands in the future: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. Pontiac will be shrunk "significantly," a senior GM executive told the Automotive News World Congress tonight. Full story...
Jan
20th

GM’s Henderson: Future rests on Chevy, Cadillac, Buick and GMC

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General Motors will go to market with four core brands in the future: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. Pontiac will be shrunk "significantly," a senior GM executive told the Automotive News World Congress tonight. Full story...
Jan
20th

Linamar CEO: Hundreds of suppliers may fail in months

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Hundreds of North American auto-parts makers may fail within months as a weakening economy forces automakers to slash production, the CEO of Canada's second-largest supplier said. Full story...
Jan
20th

Linamar CEO calls for more union, government support

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Linamar Corp. CEO Linda Hasenfratz called on government and union support along with more cost cutting among her supplier peers to rescue the auto industry. Full story...
Jan
20th

Linamar CEO: there will be fewer suppliers

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Linamar Corp. CEO Linda Hasenfratz called on government and union support along with more cost cutting among her supplier peers to rescue the auto industry. Full story...
Jan
20th

Automakers connect with consumers via social media

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Consumers are wary about the advertising messages they get from traditional media sources such as television and newspapers, which makes new media all the more critical for successful marketing, a top GM advertising executive said today. Full story...
Jan
20th

Panel: Tap innovation from everywhere

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Automotive companies that wish to innovate their way into continued viability need to accept product ideas from all areas of their businesses -- and outside. "Invention may belong to randd, but innovation does not," Andrew Brown Jr. Full story...
Jan
20th

GM expects to get second part of federal loan this week

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General Motors says complicated paperwork is the reason it has not received the second installment of the low-interest federal loan it was due to receive on Friday, Jan. 16. GM expects the $5.4 billion this week, GM spokesman Greg Martin said. Full story...
Jan
20th

Chrysler, Fiat destined to share technology — eventually

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Chrysler LLC and Fiat S.p.A. have little in the way of engine and transmission technology that can be transplanted into each other's vehicles, analysts say -- at least not right away. Full story...
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